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Step 1 Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol ~ that our lives had become unmanageable. ODAT PAGE 144 The First Step prepares us for a new life which we can achieve only by letting go of what we cannot control, and by undertaking one day at a time the monumental task of setting our world in orde...

newlease · newlease

I am powerless over Alcohol and my life has become unmanageable. I've waited and waited ,I've blamed my AH for his drinking and the misery that it is causing my family, all of that is true. I can not control any of that. I've been sitting at this step for so freaking long with the ability to admit it, but...

JamesCT · JamesCT

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Spread the news. It's not enough to just learn that things can be better for an adult child of an alcoholic. We need to let others...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 12 Having Had a Spiritual Awakening as a Result of These Steps, We Try to Carry This Message to Others and Practice These Principles in All Our Affairs. Page Paths to Recovery Page 119 It can be said the entire alanon program is summed up in the 12th Step. We see the results of our efforts, a Spiri...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 11Sought through Prayers and Meditation to improve our Conscious Contact with God, As We Understood Him, and Praying only for Knowledge of His Will and the Power to carry it outPaths to recovery Page 110Each Steps offers new spiritual guidance. In Step 11 we can maintain our growth with n...

JamesCT · JamesCT

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out. This step is another one of those who have the word God in it which can trip people up. Again, substitute Higher Power fo...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10 Continued to Take Personal Inventory and When We Were Wrong Promptly Admitted It Paths to Recovery Page 104 Continuing to take personal inventory keeps our slates clean and maintains our spiritual, emotional, and physical health to help deal with the rough times that occur in everyday...

JamesCT · JamesCT

10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Now you're doing something different. With this step, you're curbing the damage, addressing hurts as they happen before they have a chance to alter you or others worse. My righteous indignation has receded si...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. If you can make it up to someone, you should. If you examine your life, there are a ton of things you'd like someone to say they were sorry for. Just as much as you'd like to receive it, it is important...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 9 Made Direct Amends to such people whenever possible except,when do so would injure them or others Page 163 Courage to Change My Higher Power does not put any challenge before me that I am unable to face."The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is wh...

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. There is often a resistance to this step. There are people who, honestly, aren't deserving of amends even if they are owed. But as Malachy McCourt saidResentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other pers...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL Paths to Recovery page 87 One of the most important things in Step 8 is that it is for me. If others reap the benefit that is a bonus all I need to do in this step is to become willing!!! . If I make the list...

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. First, as always, read "God" as "Higher Power" if you have issues with religion. Next, this step links directly back to the first step, where we admitted our powerlessness over family dysfunction. We have to be ready for help fro...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSPaths to recovery page 72On the surface Step 7 looks fairly simple.In admitting we need HPs help to remove our shortcomings, this does not mean inferiority, weakness or submission that would mean we are still resisting our need for helpWhen...

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Long ago a female friend of mine was lamenting the actions of a male friend of mine regarding the relationship between the two of them. His actions were giving her mixed signals. On the one hand he had made it perfectly clear that t...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character Paths to recovery page 65 the key principle of Step 6 is readiness My ShareAgain I was not too sure how to approach this Step How do I become entirely ready to have HP remove my shortcomings? My sponsor advised me to K...

JamesCT · JamesCT

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The concept of casting spells comes from the power of speaking words aloud. For many it, in fact, makes things real on a mental or philosophical level. And that's why these things need to be spoken. You're not hi...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 5ADMITTED TO GOD, TO OURSELVESs AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGSDoing the 4thstep was a spiritual experience I learned I was not as bad as I thought and that I was simply human Paths to recovery page 61My Share I was confused by the wording of this Step it did not say reco...

JamesCT · JamesCT

4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Do this step. This one is where people procrastinate, make excuses, skip, or even quit the steps over. We don't want to own up to what we've done. Or we're afraid we're going to beat ourselves up over and over again. I took a long time to d...

Lyne · Lyne

Step 3 Questions: I am able to turn my will over to God but somedays, like today, my enthusiasm diminishes. Too much stress, all stems from A, now my son is involved, and I just feel so low. I believe HP does care for me but for the past few months I have much suffering emotionally. This morning I turned it...

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	Alanon Step 1 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Step 1 Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol ~ that our lives had become unmanageable. ODAT PAGE 144 The First Step prepares us for a new life which we can achieve only by letting go of what we cannot control, and by undertaking one day at a time the monumental task of setting our world in orde...	hotrod	42	35858	Apr 9, 2024 by Alexis Parker
	Step One (Preview) I am powerless over Alcohol and my life has become unmanageable. I've waited and waited ,I've blamed my AH for his drinking and the misery that it is causing my family, all of that is true. I can not control any of that. I've been sitting at this step for so freaking long with the ability to admit it, but...	newlease	2	905	Sep 11, 2013 by newlease
	ACoA Step 12 (Preview) 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Spread the news. It's not enough to just learn that things can be better for an adult child of an alcoholic. We need to let others...	JamesCT	0	768	Sep 9, 2013 by JamesCT
	ALANON STEP 12 (Preview) Step 12 Having Had a Spiritual Awakening as a Result of These Steps, We Try to Carry This Message to Others and Practice These Principles in All Our Affairs. Page Paths to Recovery Page 119 It can be said the entire alanon program is summed up in the 12th Step. We see the results of our efforts, a Spiri...	hotrod	4	1154	Sep 13, 2013 by hotrod
	STEP 11 ALANON (Preview) Step 11Sought through Prayers and Meditation to improve our Conscious Contact with God, As We Understood Him, and Praying only for Knowledge of His Will and the Power to carry it outPaths to recovery Page 110Each Steps offers new spiritual guidance. In Step 11 we can maintain our growth with n...	hotrod	2	1313	Aug 28, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 11 (Preview) 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out. This step is another one of those who have the word God in it which can trip people up. Again, substitute Higher Power fo...	JamesCT	1	826	Aug 27, 2013 by DavidG
	ALANON STEP 10 (Preview) Step 10 Continued to Take Personal Inventory and When We Were Wrong Promptly Admitted It Paths to Recovery Page 104 Continuing to take personal inventory keeps our slates clean and maintains our spiritual, emotional, and physical health to help deal with the rough times that occur in everyday...	hotrod	10	6155	Oct 7, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 10 (Preview) 10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Now you're doing something different. With this step, you're curbing the damage, addressing hurts as they happen before they have a chance to alter you or others worse. My righteous indignation has receded si...	JamesCT	2	906	Oct 2, 2013 by Jacks1964
	ACoA Step 9 (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. If you can make it up to someone, you should. If you examine your life, there are a ton of things you'd like someone to say they were sorry for. Just as much as you'd like to receive it, it is important...	JamesCT	4	1076	Oct 29, 2013 by Sabin
	ALANON STEP 9 (Preview) *Step 9* *Made Direct Amends to such people whenever possible except,when do so would injure them or others* Page 163 Courage to Change My Higher Power does not put any challenge before me that I am unable to face."The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is wh...	hotrod	8	4911	November 19th by freedlee
	ACoA Step 8 (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. There is often a resistance to this step. There are people who, honestly, aren't deserving of amends even if they are owed. But as Malachy McCourt saidResentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other pers...	JamesCT	6	1211	Jul 27, 2013 by KayCee
	Alanon Step 8 (Preview) STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL *Paths to Recovery* *page 87* One of the most important things in Step 8 is that it is for me. If others reap the benefit that is a bonus all I need to do in this step is to become willing!!! . If I make the list...	hotrod	11	3998	Aug 19, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 7 (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. First, as always, read "God" as "Higher Power" if you have issues with religion. Next, this step links directly back to the first step, where we admitted our powerlessness over family dysfunction. We have to be ready for help fro...	JamesCT	0	886	Jul 2, 2013 by JamesCT
	Alanon Step 7 (Preview) STEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSPaths to recovery page 72On the surface Step 7 looks fairly simple.In admitting we need HPs help to remove our shortcomings, this does not mean inferiority, weakness or submission that would mean we are still resisting our need for helpWhen...	hotrod	2	1583	Jul 1, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 6 (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Long ago a female friend of mine was lamenting the actions of a male friend of mine regarding the relationship between the two of them. His actions were giving her mixed signals. On the one hand he had made it perfectly clear that t...	JamesCT	2	968	Jun 30, 2013 by KayCee
	Step 6 Alanon (Preview) Step 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character Paths to recovery page 65 the key principle of Step 6 is readiness My ShareAgain I was not too sure how to approach this Step How do I become entirely ready to have HP remove my shortcomings? My sponsor advised me to K...	hotrod	7	2595	Sep 4, 2024 by Allenwood
	ACoA Step 5 (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The concept of casting spells comes from the power of speaking words aloud. For many it, in fact, makes things real on a mental or philosophical level. And that's why these things need to be spoken. You're not hi...	JamesCT	2	962	Jun 29, 2013 by KayCee
	Step 5 Alanon (Preview) STEP 5ADMITTED TO GOD, TO OURSELVESs AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGSDoing the 4thstep was a spiritual experience I learned I was not as bad as I thought and that I was simply human Paths to recovery page 61My Share I was confused by the wording of this Step it did not say reco...	hotrod	2	3623	Jun 3, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 4 (Preview) 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Do this step. This one is where people procrastinate, make excuses, skip, or even quit the steps over. We don't want to own up to what we've done. Or we're afraid we're going to beat ourselves up over and over again. I took a long time to d...	JamesCT	4	1537	Aug 14, 2013 by ncbeachbum86
	step 3 questions (Preview) Step 3 Questions: I am able to turn my will over to God but somedays, like today, my enthusiasm diminishes. Too much stress, all stems from A, now my son is involved, and I just feel so low. I believe HP does care for me but for the past few months I have much suffering emotionally. This morning I turned it...	Lyne	2	1092	May 15, 2013 by Jerry F
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